I think you're onto something here max_power. At the end of the week the average Joe still had to drive to work for 5 days and probably ran errands on Saturday. Sunday == rest. How can you reduce that? You can't unless you lose your job.max_power29 wrote:No price can curb demand alone. Only a severe depression with no access to credit cards or actual physical shortages will lower consumption.
cube wrote:I think a more realistic scenario would be Americans driving *gasp* smaller cars to save fuel.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gasoline demand has fallen for the first time in years as drivers appear to recoil from near-record prices, throwing doubt on America's seemingly insatiable thirst for fuel.
Growth in gasoline demand has been slowing all year. In five of the last seven weeks, the amount of gas that Americans consume has actually fallen compared to the same time last year, according to retail sales data gathered by MasterCard SpendingPulse, a research report that tracks gasoline sales using MasterCard, other credit cards and cash purchases at approximately 140,000 service stations around the country.
pup55 wrote:Thanksgiving week was particularly low for some reason.
heroineworshipper wrote:Since October, have personally seen people ditching sedans for SUV's as if they threw in the towel and decided they might as well spend big before gas hits $20.
Of course, they're all Japanese SUV's.
Armageddon wrote:heroineworshipper wrote:Since October, have personally seen people ditching sedans for SUV's as if they threw in the towel and decided they might as well spend big before gas hits $20.
Of course, they're all Japanese SUV's.
I am getting ready to trade in my wifes mini van and buy her a Honda Pilot. I wouldn't buy an American made car unless it came with a devise that gave me handjobs while I drove.
gnm wrote:Armageddon wrote:heroineworshipper wrote:Since October, have personally seen people ditching sedans for SUV's as if they threw in the towel and decided they might as well spend big before gas hits $20.
Of course, they're all Japanese SUV's.
I am getting ready to trade in my wifes mini van and buy her a Honda Pilot. I wouldn't buy an American made car unless it came with a devise that gave me handjobs while I drove.
You do know that Honda is made in Alabama right?
Honda Mfg Alabama
-G
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gasoline demand has fallen for the first time in years as drivers appear to recoil from near-record prices, throwing doubt on America's seemingly insatiable thirst for fuel.
AirlinePilot wrote: Someone prove me wrong please, I'll be glad to acknowledge my error!
AirlinePilot wrote:Be careful here. I see this alot and cornucopians and denialists use this stuff ALL THE TIME.
GROWTH IS FALLING. Demand is not. Demand continues to grow, albeit at a slightly slower rate year over year.
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